Frank Edgar is one of the most exciting up and coming lightweight fighters in all of mixed martial arts. Edgar burst onto the MMA scene seemingly out of nowhere and quickly racked up notable wins over rising lightweight star Tyson Griffin and widely respected veteran Spencer Fisher. Undefeated at 8-0, the former collegiate division I freestyle all-American wrester has solidified his place as a contender in the lightweight division.

Edgar recently took time off from training to sit down with MMAFightline.com to discuss a variety of topics including his most recent victory over Spencer Fisher, his thoughts on the lightweight division, the upcoming title fight between BJ Penn and Joe Stevenson, and his future in the sport.

MMAFightline.com: First of all, let me congratulate you on your win against Spencer Fisher. Did the fight go as you expected?

Frank Edgar: I didn’t know exactly how it was going to go. I mean, I knew I wanted to take him down and I figured that if he stuffed a couple of take downs I’d have to end up striking with him, but the take downs were just coming pretty nice, you know. I was able to get him down and stay busy on top so it worked out.

MMAFightline.com: Absolutely. You really seemed to control this fight from start to finish and had Fisher in some very compromising positions, though to his credit he defended very well and you weren't able to catch him in a submission. Were you at all disappointed that you weren't able to finish that fight?

Frank Edgar: You know, I didn’t feel comfortable enough to give up position. He defended well, he did everything that he had to do to stop me. I wasn’t going to take any big risks and get sloppy. I wanted to keep safe.

MMAFightline.com: Despite your success in the octagon your still relatively unknown to the casual UFC fan. Can you tell us a little bit about your personal history and your wrestling background?

Frank Edgar: Yeah, I’m pretty much born in raised in Jersey. I lived in Tom Rivers pretty much my whole life...the Jersey shore. I was just a typical Jersey Shore kid. I had my Mom, my Dad and my sister.

MMAFightline.com: Middle class family?

Frank Edgar: Yeah, I’d say middle class. Working class definitely. I was a two-time state place winner for New Jersey and I took second in the high school nationals in 2000. I went to college at Clarion University. I was a four-time division I national qualifier for Clarion as well as a college freestyle All-American in 2004. I won 140 matches in college.